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A tower is a player-built construction consisting of multiple levels of a similar shape stacked on top of each other, usually connected by stairs. A large tower serves the same role as a below-ground fortress, but without the drawbacks of {{L|cave adaptation}}: all of its tiles being [[Tile_attributes|Light Above Ground]], so the dwarves will always be exposed to sunlight.
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A tower is a player-built construction consisting of multiple levels of a similar shape stacked on top of each other, usually connected by stairs. A large tower serves the same role as a below-ground fortress, but without the drawbacks of [[cave adaptation]]: all of its tiles being [[Tile attributes|Light Above Ground]], so the dwarves will always be exposed to sunlight. However, it takes a large amount of resources (usually [[stone]] and [[wood]]) to construct a tower; while a source of [[clay]] or [[green glass]] can alleviate this, it is still much less efficient than carving out a fortress entirely beneath the earth.
  
Usually, a tower is built from [[Construction|constructed]] {{L|wall}}s, {{L|floor}}s, and {{L|stairs}}, although on some levels (such as those being used for the {{L|barracks}}) walls may be replaced by {{L|fortification}}s.
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Usually, a tower is built from [[Construction|constructed]] [[wall]]s, [[floor]]s, and [[stairs]], although on some levels (such as those being used for the [[barracks]]) walls may be replaced by [[fortification]]s.
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 9 September 2012

This article is about an older version of DF.

A tower is a player-built construction consisting of multiple levels of a similar shape stacked on top of each other, usually connected by stairs. A large tower serves the same role as a below-ground fortress, but without the drawbacks of cave adaptation: all of its tiles being Light Above Ground, so the dwarves will always be exposed to sunlight. However, it takes a large amount of resources (usually stone and wood) to construct a tower; while a source of clay or green glass can alleviate this, it is still much less efficient than carving out a fortress entirely beneath the earth.

Usually, a tower is built from constructed walls, floors, and stairs, although on some levels (such as those being used for the barracks) walls may be replaced by fortifications.